CN103879149B - System for counting ink consumption - Google Patents
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The invention discloses a system for counting ink consumption. The system comprises M liquid level sensors arranged in M inkjet boxes in a printing system and a counting device, wherein M is an integer no less than 1; and the counting device is connected with the M liquid level sensors. During the printing process of the printing system, N liquid level signals for representing the ink volume of each inkjet box of the M inkjet boxes can be acquired through detection of the M liquid level sensors, and N is an integer no less than 2; and the counting device processes the N liquid level signals and the ink consumption data value for representing the ink consumption of the printing system are acquired.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to printing field, particularly relate to a kind of system of adding up ink consumption.
Background technology
Along with the development of hardware technology and software engineering, durability, the persistence of hardware device in printing, printing equipment, what software systems used can continuity also improve thereupon, thus the service life of whole print system also constantly gets a promotion, and then the ratio shared in the whole print system cycle in service life of the cost of hardware device and software systems also declines thereupon, and user is also more and more concerned about how effectively to control, every main production cost in managing printing system.
In printing field, ink consumption is one of prime cost printed in production process, and therefore in this production process, user needing effective management, controlling exhausted amount of ink, in the urgent need to carrying out accurate count to exhausted amount of ink.But seldom relate to continuously the change of record print cartridge China and Mexico amount in prior art, method that programming count goes out total ink consumption.
In the prior art, also proposed the method and apparatus determining, control print cartridge China and Mexico amount, the detection of residue ink amount in ink-jet printer cartridge that what this technical scheme realized is, and for the consumption of print procedure China and Mexico amount without any relevant information.
For the blank that prior art exists, in the process realizing technical scheme in the embodiment of the present application, inventor finds at least there is following indeterminable problem in prior art:
1, owing to lacking the device continuing to detect print cartridge liquid level, so there is the technical problem that cannot detect ink consumption in print cartridge in print procedure continuously;
2, owing to lacking accurate statistic device, so there is the technical problem cannot carrying out accurate count to ink consumption total in print procedure;
3, owing to lacking statistic device efficiently, cannot the quick technical problem of ink consumption in programming count print procedure so exist.
Summary of the invention
The embodiment of the present application by providing a kind of system of adding up ink consumption, in order to solve the indeterminable technical problem that cannot detect ink consumption in print cartridge in print procedure continuously in prior art.
For solving the problems of the technologies described above, the embodiment of the present application provides a kind of system of adding up ink consumption, comprising:
M liquid level sensor, is seated in M print cartridge in a print system, wherein, described M be more than or equal to 1 integer;
Statistic device, is connected with a described M liquid level sensor;
Wherein, carry out in described print system in the process printed, first, detect to obtain by described M liquid level sensor and be used for characterizing N number of liquid level signal that in a described M print cartridge, each print cartridge China and Mexico measure, wherein N be more than or equal to 2 integer; Then, described statistic device processes described N number of liquid level signal, obtains the consumption inking data value for characterizing described print system ink consumption.
Further, in described M liquid level sensor, each liquid level sensor is specially secondary single-floating ball formula liquid level sensor.
Further, described secondary single-floating ball formula liquid level sensor comprises:
Bar, offers a cavity;
Ball float, offers a through hole, and by described through hole, described ball float is set in the outer surface of described bar, can fluctuate along with liquid level, for detecting described liquid level signal;
Spacing back-up ring, comprise upper limit back-up ring and lower limit back-up ring, described upper limit back-up ring is positioned at the top of described rod outer surface, and described lower limit back-up ring is positioned at the bottom of described rod outer surface, fluctuates within the scope of described upper limit back-up ring and described lower limit back-up ring for limiting described ball float;
Tongue tube, be arranged in described cavity, described dry spring base comprises bottom tongue tube, top tongue tube and tongue tube common port, described bottom tongue tube is arranged on the bottom of described cavity, described top tongue tube is arranged on the top of described cavity, described tongue tube common port is arranged on the top of described cavity, and for controlling the output of described liquid level signal, wherein said ball float controls conducting state and the off-state of described tongue tube;
Liquid level signal output line, is connected with described tongue tube, and for exporting described liquid level signal, the described liquid level signal wherein exported is 2 parallel-by-bit signals;
Further, described statistic device comprises:
M road I/O expanded circuit, is connected with a described M liquid level sensor, for gathering described N number of liquid level signal that in described M secondary single-floating ball formula liquid level sensor, each secondary single-floating ball formula liquid level sensor exports;
Control system, is connected with described M road I/O expanded circuit, for receiving described N number of liquid level signal that in described M secondary single-floating ball formula liquid level sensor, each secondary single-floating ball formula liquid level sensor exports;
Software systems, be connected with described control system, become low number of times S for described N number of liquid level signal of each secondary single-floating ball formula liquid level sensor output in described M secondary single-floating ball formula liquid level sensor counting in start process last time to the inquiry of described control system when i-th start from height
i-1, and based on i S
i, obtain total degree S; Then based on described S and
Standard ink consumption when liquid level signal becomes low from height, obtains the consumption inking data value for characterizing described print system ink consumption, wherein, i be more than or equal to 1 integer.
Further, described statistic device also comprises:
I2C bus, is connected between described M road I/O expanded circuit and described control system.
Further, described statistic device also comprises:
Serial communication circuit, is connected between described control system and described software systems.
Further, described control system comprises:
Memory cell, for preserving described S
i.
The application, by the one or more technical schemes provided above, at least has following beneficial effect or advantage:
1, owing to adopting liquid level sensor to be seated in print system print cartridge, so, efficiently solving the indeterminable technical problem that cannot detect ink consumption in print cartridge in print procedure continuously of prior art, achieving the technique effect to detecting ink consumption in print cartridge in print procedure continuously;
2, the liquid level signal that control system receives owing to adopting, treatment fluid level sensor exports, so, efficiently solve the indeterminable technical problem cannot carrying out accurate count to ink consumption total in print procedure of prior art, achieve technique effect ink consumption total in print procedure being carried out to accurate count;
3, due to total ink consumption that the liquid level signal adopted in each start process of preserving in software systems programming count control system is become low number of times from height and then automatically obtained in print procedure, so, efficiently solving that prior art is indeterminable cannot the quick technical problem of total ink consumption in programming count print procedure, achieves the technique effect to ink consumption programming count total in print procedure.
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Fig. 1 is the structure chart realizing statistics ink consumption system in the embodiment of the present application;
Fig. 2 adds up statistic device structure chart in ink consumption system in the embodiment of the present application;
Fig. 3 a adds up liquid level sensor structure chart in ink consumption system in the embodiment of the present application;
Fig. 3 b adds up liquid level sensor tongue tube and liquid level signal output line connection layout in ink consumption system in the embodiment of the present application;
Fig. 3 c adds up the 2 parallel-by-bit signal graphs that in ink consumption system, liquid level sensor exports in the embodiment of the present application;
Fig. 4 adds up liquid level sensor output signal pull-up circuit figure in ink consumption system in the embodiment of the present application;
Fig. 5 adds up I/O expanded circuit figure in ink consumption system in the embodiment of the present application;
Fig. 6 adds up control system reset circuit figure in ink consumption system in the embodiment of the present application;
Fig. 7 adds up control system in ink consumption system to control print cartridge liquid level schematic diagram in the embodiment of the present application.
Detailed description of the invention
The embodiment of the present application by providing a kind of system of adding up ink consumption, in order to solve the indeterminable technical problem that cannot detect ink consumption in print cartridge in print procedure continuously in prior art.
Technical scheme in the embodiment of the present application is for solving the problems of the technologies described above, and general thought is as follows:
By M liquid level sensor, be seated in M print cartridge in a print system, wherein, described M be more than or equal to 1 integer;
Pass through statistic device, be connected with a described M liquid level sensor, carry out in described print system in the process printed, first, detect to obtain by described M liquid level sensor and be used for characterizing N number of liquid level signal that in a described M print cartridge, each print cartridge China and Mexico measure, wherein N be more than or equal to 2 integer; Then, described statistic device processes described N number of liquid level signal, obtains the consumption inking data value for characterizing described print system ink consumption.
In order to better understand technique scheme, below in conjunction with Figure of description and concrete embodiment, technique scheme is described in detail.
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In an embodiment, provide a kind of system of adding up ink consumption, please refer to Fig. 1, the system in the embodiment of the present application comprises:
M liquid level sensor 101, be seated in M print cartridge in a print system, wherein, described M be more than or equal to 1 integer, specifically, described print system is specifically as follows: ink-jet printer, offset press etc., but whatsoever print system, all need the ink in continuous consumption print cartridge in the course of the work, in a described M liquid level sensor 101, each liquid level sensor is specially secondary single-floating ball formula liquid level sensor 702.
Statistic device 102, be connected with a described M liquid level sensor 101, carry out in the process printed in described print system, first, detect to obtain by a described M liquid level sensor 101 and be used for characterizing N number of liquid level signal that in a described M print cartridge, each print cartridge China and Mexico measure, wherein N be more than or equal to 2 integer; Then, described statistic device 102 processes described N number of liquid level signal, obtains the consumption inking data value for characterizing described print system ink consumption.Specifically, described statistic device 102 comprises: M road I/O expanded circuit 1021, I2C bus 1022, and control system 1023, serial communication circuit 1024, software systems 1025, please refer to Fig. 2.
Below, by composition graphs 3a, Fig. 3 b, Fig. 3 c, Fig. 4, Fig. 5, Fig. 6 and Fig. 7 are described for the concrete structure of part every in the system of adding up ink consumption in the embodiment of the present application and operation principle:
Please refer to Fig. 3 a, Fig. 3 b, Fig. 3 c, in the embodiment of the present application, described secondary single-floating ball formula liquid level sensor 702 specifically comprises:
Bar 1016, offers a cavity;
Ball float 1015, offers a through hole, and by described through hole, described ball float 1015 is set in the outer surface of described bar 1016, can fluctuate along with liquid level, for detecting described liquid level signal;
Spacing back-up ring, comprise upper limit back-up ring 1011 and lower limit back-up ring 1012, described upper limit back-up ring 1011 is positioned at the top of described rod outer surface, described lower limit back-up ring 1012 is positioned at the bottom of described rod outer surface, fluctuates in described upper limit back-up ring 1011 with described lower limit back-up ring 1012 scope for limiting described ball float 1015;
Tongue tube, be arranged in described cavity, described dry spring base comprises bottom tongue tube 1014, top tongue tube 1013 and tongue tube common port 1017, described bottom tongue tube 1013 is arranged on the bottom of described cavity, described top tongue tube 1014 is arranged on the top of described cavity, described tongue tube common port 1017 is arranged on the top of described cavity, described tongue tube is for controlling the output of described liquid level signal, wherein said ball float 1015 is for controlling conducting state and the off-state of described tongue tube, and the concrete process controlled will be introduced below.
Liquid level signal output line, be connected with described tongue tube, comprise: low liquid level signal output line 1019-2, be connected with described bottom tongue tube 1014, high liquid level signal output line 1019-1, be connected with described top tongue tube 1013, common signal line 1018, be connected with described tongue tube common port 1017, wherein said low liquid level signal line 1019-2, described high liquid level signal output line 1019-1, described common signal line 1018 combines, for exporting described liquid level signal, the described liquid level signal of output is 2 parallel-by-bit signals.
Please refer to Fig. 3 b, Fig. 3 c, when described ball float 1015 is in low liquid level, described ball float 1015 controls described bottom tongue tube 1014 and is in conducting state, now described top tongue tube 1013 is in off-state, described low liquid level signal output line 1019-2 and the low liquid level signal 0X of described high liquid level signal line 1019-1 array output; When described ball float 1015 is in high liquid level, described ball float 1015 controls described top tongue tube 1013 and is in conducting state, now bottom tongue tube 1014 is in off-state, described low liquid level signal output line 1019-2 and described high liquid level signal output line 1019-1 array output height liquid level signal X0, when described ball float 1015 is in normal level, described bottom tongue tube 1014 and described top tongue tube 1013 are all in off-state, described low level signal output line 1019-2 and described high liquid level signal output line 1019-1 array output normal level signal XX.
M road I/O expanded circuit 1021, be connected with a described M liquid level sensor 101, for gathering described N number of liquid level signal that in M described secondary single-floating ball formula liquid level sensor, each secondary single-floating ball formula liquid level sensor 702 exports, specifically, described I/O expanded circuit comprises:
I/O extended chip, for providing the expansion of 8 universal parallel I/O ports (GPIO) in described I2C bus 1022;
I/O extended chip auxiliary circuit, is connected with described I/O extended chip, for powering for described I/O extended chip, and the circuit condition that described I/O extended chip of giving security normally works.
Liquid level sensor output signal pull-up circuit, be connected between described secondary single-floating ball formula liquid level sensor 702 and described I/O expanded circuit 1021, in the present embodiment, for the described 2 parallel-by-bit signal pull-up that the described low liquid level signal output line 1019-2 of described secondary single-floating ball formula liquid level sensor 702 and described high liquid level signal output line 1019-1 is exported, ensure the normal output of its high level, refer to Fig. 4;
Described common signal line 1018 and 1 of the J6 unit in Fig. 4 of described secondary single-floating ball formula liquid level sensor 702, 3 pins connect, the described low liquid level signal output line 1019-2 of described secondary single-floating ball formula liquid level sensor 702 is connected with 4 pins of described J6 unit, the described high liquid level signal output line 1019-1 of described secondary single-floating ball formula liquid level sensor 702 is connected with 2 pins of described J6 unit, when to export described liquid level signal be high liquid level signal to described secondary single-floating ball formula liquid level sensor 702, 2 pins of described J6 unit and the conducting of GND pin, described J6 unit 2 pin output low level, 4 pins of described J6 unit are unsettled, export after being pulled to supply voltage 5V via 1Kom pull-up resistor R2 as high level, when to export described liquid level signal be normal level signal to described secondary single-floating ball formula liquid level sensor 702,2 pins, 4 pins of described J6 unit are all unsettled, are high level respectively by exporting after 1Kom pull-up resistor R1, R2 pull-up, when to export described liquid level signal be low liquid level signal to described secondary single-floating ball formula liquid level sensor 702,2 pins of described J6 unit are unsettled, be high level by exporting after 1Kom pull-up resistor R1 pull-up, and 4 pins of described J6 unit and the conducting of GND pin, export as low level.
In the present embodiment, the described I/O expanded circuit provided please refer to as Fig. 5, I/O extended chip model is specially PCA9554, it is the cmos device of a 16 pin, provide the expansion of 8 universal parallel I/O ports (GPIO) in I2C application, described PCA95543 hardware pins (A0, A1, A2) different fixing I2C addresses is realized, maximum permission 8 devices share an I2C bus, thus the ink consumption of multiple print cartridge can be monitored simultaneously, specifically, in the present embodiment, walked abreast on the 4 roads described 2 parallel-by-bit signals of input of one piece of described PCA9554 convert serial signal to and export.
I2C bus 1022, be connected between described M road I/O expanded circuit 1021 and described control system 1023, specifically, described M the liquid level sensor 101 collected is detected the N number of liquid level signal obtaining and be used for characterizing each print cartridge China and Mexico amount in a described M print cartridge by described M road I/O expanded circuit 1021, after described M road I/O expanded circuit 1021 converts described serial signal to, be sent to described control system 1023 by described I2C bus 1022.
Control system 1023, is connected with described M road I/O expanded circuit 1021, and for receiving described N number of liquid level signal that in described M secondary single-floating ball formula liquid level sensor 101, each secondary single-floating ball formula liquid level sensor exports, described control system comprises:
Memory cell, for preserving described S
i, specifically, described memory cell is EEPROM, in i-th start process, preserves described liquid level signal and becomes low number of times S from height
i;
Control unit, be connected with described memory cell, for inquiring about described N number of liquid level signal that in described M secondary single-floating ball formula liquid level sensor 101, each secondary single-floating ball formula liquid level sensor exports to described M road I/O expanded circuit 1021, catch described liquid level signal and become the low moment from height, and recorded described liquid level signal is become low number of times S from height
iautomatically after adding 1, result is refreshed preservation in described EEPROM;
Control system reset circuit, is connected with described control unit, and reset signal required when resetting for providing described control system, specifically please refer to Fig. 6.
In the present embodiment, when each print cartridge liquid level becomes low, need just can become height from described liquid level after described control system 1023 opens pump, otherwise described liquid level is maintained low, thus avoid described control system 1023 to fail to detect that described liquid level becomes low situation and occurs in time, guarantee that each described liquid level change can be caught by described control system 1023 and control, specifically please refer to Fig. 7, print cartridge 701, be seated in the described secondary single-floating ball formula liquid level sensor 702 in described print cartridge 701, when the described liquid level that described secondary single-floating ball formula liquid level sensor 702 detects in described print cartridge 701 is low, pump 703 is opened by described control system 1023, start from main black bucket 704 by new ink pump in described print cartridge 701, until described secondary single-floating ball formula liquid level sensor 702 detects described liquid level again for high, by described control system 1023, described pump 703 cuts out again, due to each described liquid level become low time, after need opening described pump 703 by described control system 1023, described liquid level just can become again as height, otherwise described liquid level will be maintained low, and then the situation of low liquid level occurs to avoid described control system 1023 to fail to detect in time, ensure that each described liquid level change all can be controlled system acquires and control.
Serial communication circuit 1024, be connected between described control system 1023 and described software systems 1025, for being the signal of telecommunication that described control system 1023 can identify by described software systems 1025 to the instruction transformation that described control system 1023 is inquired about, and the described liquid level signal that EEPROM described in described i-th start process preserves that is used for characterizing described control system 1023 returned becomes low number of times S from height
ithe signal of telecommunication be converted to the signal of telecommunication that described software systems 1025 can identify.
Software systems 1025, be connected with described control system 1023, the described N number of liquid level signal for each secondary single-floating ball formula liquid level sensor 702 output in described M the secondary single-floating ball formula liquid level sensor from start process last time to described control system 1023 that inquire about to count in when i-th start becomes low number of times S from height
i-1, and based on i S
i, obtain total degree S; Standard ink consumption when then becoming low based on described S and liquid level signal from height, obtains the consumption inking data value for characterizing described print system ink consumption, wherein, i be more than or equal to 1 integer.
Such as: when i is 5, when standard ink consumption is 1.5 liters, namely, when the 5th start process, first described software systems 1025 are inquired about in the 4th start process described N number of liquid level signal that in described M the secondary single-floating ball formula liquid level sensor counted on, each secondary single-floating ball formula liquid level sensor 702 exports and are become low number of times S from height to described control system 1023
4, as S
4be 3, at the end of described the 5th start, described software systems 1025 inquire in the 5th start process, and described N number of liquid level signal that in described M the secondary single-floating ball formula liquid level sensor counted on, each secondary single-floating ball formula liquid level sensor 702 exports becomes low number of times S from height
5, as S
5be 2, the described N number of liquid level signal exported based on secondary single-floating ball formula liquid level sensor 702 each in described M the secondary single-floating ball formula liquid level sensor 3 times counted on becomes low number of times, as S from height
1be 2, S
2be 3, S
3be 5, and then to obtain described total degree S be 15, the consumption inking data value finally obtained for characterizing described print system ink consumption is 22.5 liters.
Below in order to allow those skilled in the art can understand system in the embodiment of the present application better, putting up with and utilizing this system to be described in the detailed process of adding up exhausted amount of ink:
Such as: the total ink consumption of described system statistics 3 print cartridges when the 5th prints, wherein standard ink consumption is 1.5 liters:
First described system is when the 5th is started shooting, and described software systems 1025 are inquired about described N number of liquid level signal that in described 3 the secondary single-floating ball formula liquid level sensors counted in the 4th start process, each secondary single-floating ball formula liquid level sensor 702 exports and become low number of times S from height to described control system 1023
4, as S
4be 3;
Then be seated in secondary single-floating ball formula liquid level sensor 702 described in each in 3 described print cartridges and detect the described liquid level signal in print cartridge described in each, describe for print cartridge described in one of them 701 at this, when the described liquid level in described print cartridge 701 is high, the described ball float 1015 of described secondary single-floating ball formula liquid level sensor 702 detects described high liquid level signal, described ball float 1015 controls tongue tube 1013 conducting of described top, bottom tongue tube 1014 closes, the described low liquid level signal output line 1019-2 be now connected with described bottom the tongue tube 1014 and described high liquid level signal output line 1019-1 array output height liquid level signal XO be connected with described top tongue tube 1013, described high liquid level signal XO exports after described liquid level sensor output signal pull-up circuit pull-up, be converted to serial height liquid level signal through the described high liquid level signal XO of pull-up through described I/O expanded circuit 1021 to export, described serial height liquid level signal exports described control system 1023 to through described I2C bus 1022, similarly, when the described liquid level in described print cartridge 701 becomes low, described low liquid level signal exports described control system 1023 to based on same mode, now, described control system 1023 catches described liquid level signal and becomes the low moment from height, and recorded described liquid level signal is become low number of times S from height
5automatically after adding 1, result is refreshed preservation in described EEPROM.Now, liquid level in described print cartridge 701 is low, pump 703 is opened by described control system 1023, start from main black bucket 704 by new ink pump in described print cartridge 701, until described secondary single-floating ball formula liquid level sensor 702 detects described liquid level again for high, by described control system 1023, described pump 703 cuts out again, due to each described liquid level become low time, after need opening described pump 703 by described control system 1023, described liquid level just can become again as height, otherwise described liquid level will be maintained low, and then the situation of low liquid level occurs to avoid described control system 1023 to fail to detect in time, ensure that each described liquid level change all can be controlled system acquires and control,
Similarly, described control system 1023 obtains liquid level signal described in other 2 described print cartridges in described system and becomes low number of times from height, and then obtains described system system print cartridge liquid level described in described the 5th start process and become low number of times S from height
5, as described in S
5be 8;
Then the described N number of liquid level signal exported based on secondary single-floating ball formula liquid level sensor 702 each in described 3 the secondary single-floating ball formula liquid level sensors 3 times counted on becomes low number of times, as S from height
1be 2, S
2be 3, S
3be 5, the described S counted in described the 5th start process
5and the described S in the described the 4th start process inquired
4, and then to obtain described total degree S be 21;
The consumption inking data value finally obtained for characterizing described print system ink consumption is 31.5 liters.
In the present embodiment, standard ink consumption when described liquid level signal becomes low from height, for specific print cartridge and described secondary single-floating ball formula liquid level sensor 702, it is basicly stable that described liquid level signal becomes low ink variable quantity from height, and namely print cartridge cross-sectional area is multiplied by the difference in height of described secondary single-floating ball formula liquid level sensor 101 height test point.When i-th start, described software systems 1025 inquire about the number of times S of liquid level signal change described in last time to described control system 1023
i-1, and after successful inquiring, notify that described control system 1023 is by described S
i-1reset.
Technical scheme in above-mentioned the embodiment of the present application, at least has following technique effect or advantage:
1, owing to adopting liquid level sensor to be seated in print system print cartridge, so, efficiently solving the indeterminable technical problem that cannot detect ink consumption in print cartridge in print procedure continuously of prior art, achieving the technique effect to detecting ink consumption in print cartridge in print procedure continuously;
2, the liquid level signal that control system receives owing to adopting, treatment fluid level sensor exports, so, efficiently solve the indeterminable technical problem cannot carrying out accurate count to ink consumption total in print procedure of prior art, achieve technique effect ink consumption total in print procedure being carried out to accurate count;
3, due to total ink consumption that the liquid level signal adopted in each start process of preserving in software systems programming count control system is become low number of times from height and then automatically obtained in print procedure, so, efficiently solving that prior art is indeterminable cannot the quick technical problem of total ink consumption in programming count print procedure, achieves the technique effect to ink consumption programming count total in print procedure.
Although describe the preferred embodiments of the present invention, those skilled in the art once obtain the basic creative concept of cicada, then can make other change and amendment to these embodiments.So claims are intended to be interpreted as comprising preferred embodiment and falling into all changes and the amendment of the scope of the invention.
Obviously, those skilled in the art can carry out various change and modification to the present invention and not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.Like this, if these amendments of the present invention and modification belong within the scope of the claims in the present invention and equivalent technologies thereof, then the present invention is also intended to comprise these change and modification.
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1. add up a system for ink consumption, it is characterized in that, comprising:
M liquid level sensor, is seated in M print cartridge in a print system, wherein, described M be more than or equal to 1 integer;
Statistic device, be connected with a described M liquid level sensor, described statistic device comprises:
M road I/O expanded circuit, is connected with a described M liquid level sensor, for gathering N number of liquid level signal that in M secondary single-floating ball formula liquid level sensor, each secondary single-floating ball formula liquid level sensor exports; Control system, is connected with described M road I/O expanded circuit, for receiving described N number of liquid level signal that in described M secondary single-floating ball formula liquid level sensor, each secondary single-floating ball formula liquid level sensor exports; Software systems, be connected with described control system, become low number of times S for described N number of liquid level signal of each secondary single-floating ball formula liquid level sensor output in described M secondary single-floating ball formula liquid level sensor counting in start process last time to the inquiry of described control system when i-th start from height
i-1, and based on i S
i, obtain total degree S; Standard ink consumption when then becoming low based on described S and liquid level signal from height, obtains the consumption inking data value for characterizing described print system ink consumption, wherein, i be more than or equal to 1 integer;
Wherein, carry out in described print system in the process printed, first, detect to obtain by described M liquid level sensor and be used for characterizing N number of liquid level signal that in a described M print cartridge, each print cartridge China and Mexico measure, wherein N be more than or equal to 2 integer; Then, described statistic device processes described N number of liquid level signal, obtains the consumption inking data value for characterizing described print system ink consumption.
2. the system as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that, in a described M liquid level sensor, each liquid level sensor is specially secondary single-floating ball formula liquid level sensor.
3. system as claimed in claim 2, it is characterized in that, described secondary single-floating ball formula liquid level sensor comprises:
Bar, offers a cavity;
Ball float, offers a through hole, and by described through hole, described ball float is set in the outer surface of described bar, can fluctuate along with liquid level, for detecting described liquid level signal;
Spacing back-up ring, comprise upper limit back-up ring and lower limit back-up ring, described upper limit back-up ring is positioned at the top of described rod outer surface, and described lower limit back-up ring is positioned at the bottom of described rod outer surface, fluctuates within the scope of described upper limit back-up ring and described lower limit back-up ring for limiting described ball float;
Tongue tube, be arranged in described cavity, described tongue tube comprises bottom tongue tube, top tongue tube and tongue tube common port, described bottom tongue tube is arranged on the bottom of described bar cavity, described top tongue tube is arranged on the top of described bar cavity, described tongue tube common port is arranged on the top of described bar cavity, and for controlling the output of described liquid level signal, wherein said ball float controls conducting state and the off-state of described tongue tube;
Liquid level signal output line, is connected with described tongue tube, and for exporting described liquid level signal, the described liquid level signal wherein exported is 2 parallel-by-bit signals.
4. system as claimed in claim 3, it is characterized in that, described liquid level signal output line comprises:
Low liquid level signal output line, is connected with described bottom tongue tube;
High liquid level signal output line, is connected with described top tongue tube;
Liquid level signal exports common wire, is connected with described tongue tube common port;
Wherein said low liquid level signal output line, described high liquid level signal output line, described liquid level signal export 2 parallel-by-bit signals described in common wire array output.
5. the system as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that, described statistic device also comprises:
I2C bus, is connected between described M road I/O expanded circuit and described control system.
6. system as claimed in claim 5, it is characterized in that, described statistic device also comprises:
Serial communication circuit, is connected between described control system and described software systems.
7. system as claimed in claim 6, it is characterized in that, described control system comprises:
Memory cell, for preserving described S
i.
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